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Inspiring Future Voters: Challenge-Based Learning in Action
Our Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) project on voter registration brought real-world civics into the classroom, allowing students to dive deeply into the election process and understand the importance…
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Create a Biography Fact File
I am sharing this activity that I have created for students to reflect upon people they have studied. This can be a figure in African American History, Hispanic Heritage, inventors, politicians, or a…
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Customizable Maps and Flags for Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform
Hi All! In support of a group of teachers in my district, I recently put together a collection of fully customizable (SVG) maps and flags for use in Keynote (also perfect for Pages, Numbers, and Free…
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W.E.B. Du Bois Collection: Creating Photo Lift Outs for Impactful Lessons
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Portraits at the Paris World Fair W.E.B. Du Bois curated a striking collection of portraits for the Exposition Universelle, the Paris World Fair of 1900. This collection carried a…
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First Day of School - History Style
Our first day of school is rapidly approaching.Super that there are so many interesting lessons shared in our Apple Education Community including 1st Day activities! In high school first days are oft…
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Keynote Magic Move for Primary Source Fun
U.S. National Ice Cream Day (July 21, 2024) provided me with another opportunity to use the Keynote transition Magic Move,this time with text, exported as an animated gif ,to celebrate the day with a…
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Understand the World Outside the Classroom Using Apple Maps
Are you wondering how you can give learners of all ages the opportunity to “travel” outside of their classroom to document and gain a visual sense of place and geography, whether it be neighborhoods …
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Creating self-portraits to learn digital literacy and perceptions of identity
One of my favorite ways to introduce concepts around digital citizenship, develop a positive self-image, and investigate our perceptions of others is through self-portraits. This is a quick, fun way …
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Create Maps for Research Projects
If you are in the midst of research projects, a fun idea is to app smash Maps and Keynote. Have students search for an important location in maps and take a screenshot of the map. This could include…
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Engage Your Students with an Interactive Workbook on the Fur Trade and "The Littlest Voyageur" - Template
Hey fellow educators! I wanted to share an exciting resource that I created this spring for use in our district's third grade classrooms. I thought it might be helpful for some of you too. I've devel…
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Fireworks Allowed Here! - Creating Keynote Builds & Animations
Use Keynote to easily create animated gifs of historic fireworks celebrations and send to friends, students, colleagues as part of the U.S. 4th of July celebrations. Celebrating in Washington DC Libr…
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Commemorating Juneteenth using CBL & Apple Tools
Background The newest U.S. National Holiday, Juneteenth, is another wonderful opportunity for student celebration and learning (great for summer programs).Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates th…
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Everyone Can Create but what for? An EdWeek article about how to teach civics with storytelling
All these Apple tools and apps are nice, but how can we actually USE them to teach our curriculum? This Education Week article features my thoughts about using challenge-based learning and digital…
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April Monthly Art Challenge: Middle Eastern Art
Welcome to the April edition of our monthly series of art challenges, an ongoing journey through diverse cultures and artistic expressions. Each monthly installment in our series introduces young art…
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Continent Freeform
I love using Freeform to collect ideas, brainstorm, and collaborate. But I had an idea for having students use it as a great place to document all that they'd learned during the year in social studie…
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"Be the Curator of your Own Museum" using Augmented Reality
Objectives: Students will create a "museum exhibit" using augmented reality (AR MAKR) to show their knowledge and understanding of a specific topic from World War II . Students will research, desig…
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Apple Maps Travel Guide
In this engaging activity, students will step into the role of travel agents to design and promote a captivating trip itinerary for their audience. Each stop in Florence on their itinerary will symbo…
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What are we all teaching?
Chatting with some of the ADEs around the world, it got me thinking about what we call subjects where we live and what we teach. As such, I thought it would be interesting to discuss this very topic …
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Empower Your Students with a Pages Interactive Workbook on Civil Rights and "Brown Girl Dreaming"
Greetings, fellow educators! I'm thrilled to share a dynamic teaching resource that our team recently developed and think could be a fantastic addition to your classrooms. It's an interactive workboo…
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Retrieval Practice and Daily Reviews
I’m a collector of research, good practice and learning. I apply what I learn to my own classroom to improve my teaching, and then support other teachers to improve theirs. I am constantly learning… …
